And for his maiden gold, Savon got the the better of reigning Olympic champion Evgeny Tishchenko in a split verdict despite the Cuban’s clear dominance in the bout. Meanwhile, French Open champions Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada beat British-Finnish pairing of Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen 6-4, 4-6, 13-11 in their opening round. Now I have the opportunity to compete again, to try to do it well. Kazakhstan took the bantamweightgold after 2013 bronze-medallist Kairat Yeraliyev upgraded his performance to beat American Duke Ragan in a split verdict. Related NewsGael Monfils beats top-seeded Marin Cilic at Rio Open, Dominic Thiem advancesDavid . Hasebe returned to coach Vahid Halilhodzic’s starting line-up on Thursday for the first time since undergoing knee surgery in March. For Savon, the nephew of three-time Olympic gold- medallist — the legendary Felix Savon –, it was his first world title in five championship appearances. Among the four Uzbeks in the finals, it was just Shakhram Giyasov who finished at the top with his light welterweight title triumph over Roniel Iglesias. I had a successful stint, says outgoing Sports Minister Vijay Goel. “If we can get on top of Thailand push them back into their own half, it’ll definitely give us the opportunity to get high.